My Gen Con Pilgrimage
Gen Con is big. Really, really big. Bigger than any other convention I’ve been to. And although I walked around the convention center and at least four hotels over my three-day stay, Gen Con is so tremendously huge that I…
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New in Larp: August 13
Gender, and race, and religion, oh my! What's new in larp on the web, from a must-watch talk on larp safety to a Swiss larper's explanation of the US scene.
Nordic Larp for Noobs
In light of the upcoming all-women run of the Nordic larp Mad About the Boy (October 5-8, Orange, CT, register here), here’s a primer on Nordic larp and its ilk for Americans new to the style of play. What is…
GMs Spill Their Greatest Freeform Game Disasters
A panel of GMs lets loose about their biggest freeform game failures.
Mad About the Boy Sign-Up
Nordic larp comes to America. Sign-up for an all-women run of the dystopian future larp Mad About the Boy in October 2012 in Connecticut.
New in Larp: July 22, 2012
New in larp: The Norwegians organize a larpwriter summer school in Lithuania; Annika Waern wonders whether stories emerge out of video games in the dope-est blog entry I've read in a long time, and Leaving Mundania ends up in The Daily Beast and Washington Post!
How to Debrief a Freeform Game
It's wise to give your players snacks, and let them talk about their feelings after a freeform game. Some thoughts from experienced freeform GMs on what a debrief should do and how to do it.
DEXCON 15 Debrief
DEXCON 15 ruled. I played some awesome new games, learned a lot about GMing, and enjoyed many conversations about Nordic larp.
DEXCON Fun & Larp Link Love
I head to DEXCON, and larpers across the world release books, comics, columns, and series.
How to Cast a Freeform Game
Casting a freeform game isn't easy. All a game master can rely on is her acute social observation and her secret bag of Jedi mind tricks. Why the aggressive dude should play the femme fatale, and other tips from experienced GMs.